Metabolites cross the membrane, the transcriptome does not follow: co-localization is required for the cyanobacterial response to a yeast partner
Pavlo Bohutskyi, Zachary Johnson, Marija Velickovic, Young-Mo Kim, Margaret Cheung
This study shows that cyanobacteria respond to yeast partners only when co-localized, not just through metabolite exchange.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology